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Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One 2nd Edition
Author(s): Thomas Sowell (Author)
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publication Date: December 9, 2008
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 0465003451
- ISBN-13: 9780465003457
Book Description
The application of economics to major contemporary real world problems — housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations — is the theme of this new book that tackles these and other issues head on in plain language, as distinguished from the usual jargon of economists. It examines economic policies not simply in terms of their immediate effects but also in terms of their later repercussions, which are often very different and longer lasting. The interplay of politics with economics is another theme of Applied Economics, whose examples are drawn from experiences around the world, showing how similar incentives and constraints tend to produce similar outcomes among very disparate peoples and cultures.
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About the Author
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of dozens of books including Charter Schools and Their Enemies, winner of the 2021 Hayek Book Prize. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the National Humanities Medal, presented by the President of the United States in 2003.
